Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0663271

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0663271

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Three-dimensional Simulation of Trabecular Bone Remodelling. Nearly 2 million Australians currently suffer from osteoporosis. Statistics indicate that 25% of Australian women and 17% of men will develop an osteoporotic fracture. The cost of osteoporosis is $7.4 billion per annum; the numbers of affected individuals and costs are expected to continue increasing. Clearly, improvements to osteoporosis diagnosis, fracture risk assessment, and effective treatments are still urgently needed. The proposed project aims to create a tool for understanding the mechanisms of bone loss and predicting the effects of osteoporosis therapies. It represents a solid contribution to the knowledge base necessary for advancing osteoporosis research and ultimately reducing the incidence of osteoporotic fracture.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-03-2006

End Date: 31-03-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $270,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Clinical Sciences | Simulation And Modelling | Orthopaedics | Biomechanical Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Health related to ageing | Skeletal system and disorders (incl. arthritis) |

Other Keywords

Biomechanical Engineering | Clinical Sciences | Health related to ageing | Orthopaedics | Simulation And Modelling | Skeletal system and disorders (incl. arthritis)

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